Kovu, Gizmo and Gizmo's Toy

For those of you who have been following my blog for a while you are already very familiar with Gizmo, one of the dogs from the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society. My roomie and I took him in for the weekend back in January, and we pretty much fell in love with him. I try not to have favorites at the shelter, but every once in a while there is a special dog, or even a cat, that just tugs at your heart strings.

Gizmo, and his brother Kovu, were my special “boys,” and as happy as they were playing with the volunteers and going for walks, it killed me to see them in a cage. I blogged about them constantly and showed them to everyone who would listen at last week’s Wild West BBQ Bash in Santa Maria. Every week I would hope NOT to see them, because that would mean they were home with a family like they deserved. I was tempted to adopt them myself, but I knew I would not be able to spoil them rotten like they deserve.

All those worries disappeared yesterday, when I got an email from the shelter’s director, telling me the wonderful news that both Gizmo and Kovu were adopted TOGETHER! I was browsing in a store and nearly jumped up and down, I was so ecstatic! We’re talking bursting with joy here. From what I hear, their new family is a fantastic bunch, and I hope they know how lucky they are to add these two little guys to their group.

Smiling for the camera

I will definitely miss seeing their smiling faces every week (yes, believe it or not, they smile) but there are still lots more dogs and cats who need some TLC before they too find their forever families.